Chelsea FC have signed Lesley Oguchukwu on a 7 yr deal.
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Lesley Ugochukwu, a 17-year-old midfielder, has joined Chelsea from Ligue 1 workforce Stade Rennais on a seven-year take care of an extra yr’s possibility, the Premier League membership introduced on Tuesday.
The deal’s monetary phrases weren't made public, however in line with British media, Chelsea FC paid Rennes roughly €27.5 million ($30.15 million) for the 19-year-old.
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An everyday at Rennes final season, Ugochukwu, a France under-19 worldwide, helped the workforce end fourth within the French premier division and go to the Europa League knockout spherical.
“We’re delighted Lesley is becoming a member of Chelsea. He's a powerful younger participant who has already made his mark in Ligue 1,” Chelsea co-sporting administrators Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley instructed the membership web site.
“He has an enormous quantity of potential and we all know he's going to proceed to develop and enhance. We're happy that he has joined us [on tour] within the U.S. and that he'll be capable to combine with the squad shortly.”
Because the membership’s fourth-youngest debutant on the time, Ugochukwu joined Rennes’ improvement system at age eight and made his senior debut shortly after turning 17 years previous.
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